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Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Saturday, May 4 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT | TV: FOX Sports North | Radio: SKOR North | @MNUFC | @MNUFCes | @MNUFCmatch

MINNESOTA UNITED FC GAME NOTES

MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER1 Vito Mannone Goalkeeper

2 Carter Manley Defender

3 Ike Opara Defender

4 Eric Miller Defender

5 Francisco Calvo Defender

6 Osvaldo Alonso Midfielder

7 Kevin Molino Midfielder

8 Jan Gregus Midfielder

9 Angelo Rodriguez Forward

10 Miguel Ibarra Midfielder

11 Romario Ibarra Midfielder

12 Lawrence Olum Midfielder

13 Ethan Finlay Midfielder

14 Brent Kallman Defender

15 Michael Boxall Defender

17 Collin Martin Midfielder

19 Romain Metanire Defender

20 Rasmus Schuller Midfielder

22 Wyatt Omsberg Defender

23 Mason Toye Forward

25 Darwin Quintero Midfielder

31 Hassani Dotson Midfielder

33 Bobby Shuttleworth Goalkeeper

77 Chase Gasper Defender

97 Dayne St. Clair Goalkeeper

99 Abu Danladi Forward

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC ROSTER1 Trey Muse Goalkeeper

3 Jonathan Campbell Defender

4 Gustav Svensson Midfielder

5 Nouhou Tolo Defender

7 Cristian Roldan Midfielder

8 Victor Rodriguez Midfielder

9 Raul Ruidiaz Forward

10 Nicolas Lodeiro Midfielder

11 Brad Smith Defender

12 Saad Abdul-Salaam Defender

13 Jordan Morris Forward

14 Chad Marshall Defender

16 Alex Roldan Midfielder

17 Will Bruin Forward

18 Kelvin Leerdam Defender

19 Harry Shipp Midfielder

20 Kim Kee-Hee Defender

21 Jordy Delem Midfielder

23 Henry Wingo Midfielder

24 Stefan Frei Goalkeeper

29 Roman Torres Defender

35 Bryan Meredith Goalkeeper

70 Handwalla Bwana Midfielder

75 Danny Leyva Midfielder

2019 MLS Record (W-L-D): ........................ 4-3-2Western Conference Standings: .................... 6th

Head Coach: .................Adrian Heath (41-59-27)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: ................................... Mark WatsonGK Coach: .................................... John Pascarella

2019 MLS Record (W-L-D): ......................... 5-1-3Western Conference Standings: .................... 3rd

Head Coach: ...........Brian Schmetzer (44-23-23)Asst. Coach: ..................................... Djimi TraoreAsst. Coach: ................................ Gonzalo PinedaAsst. Coach: ................................................. Preki

2 - Last Time Out, Game Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders3 - Series Information4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts5 - News and Notes

6 - Standings7 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS8 - MLS Stats Leaders, Media Resources9 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

10 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors11 - Goal Map12 - Team Records13 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts14-16 - All-Time History vs Opposition

17 - Past Starting Lineups18 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide19-23 - Player Bios24 - Construction MNUFC25 - Coaching Staff Bios

INDEX2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPINDEX

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Goals#25 Darwin Quintero 5#9 Angelo Rodriguez 4#11 Romario Ibarra 2

Assists#19 Romain Metanire 4#25 Darwin Quintero 3#8 Jan Gregus 2

Saves #1 Vito Mannone 28

LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United vs D.C. United | April 28, 2019 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | MLS Regular Season

MIN Substitutes 51’ – Ibarra IN,Quintero OUT

85’ – Dotson IN, Danladi OUT

90’ – Finlay IN,Rodriguez OUT

Unused SubsGK – Shuttleworth D – Boxall M – Molino, Romario

MIN Starting XI vs. DC

Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended N/AOut N/AQuestionable Gasper (Hamstring), Quintero (Ankle)

Loons Close Out Homestand Against Sounders FCMinnesota United completes its three-game homestand on Saturday night as Seattle Sounders FC visits Allianz Field. Seattle has bested Minnesota in all four previous meetings, snatching a stoppage time win in the last meeting back in 2018. After a hot start to the season, Sounders FC have gone winless in their last three games, most recently drawing 1-1 with 10 men at home against LAFC. The Loons have held LA Galaxy and D.C. United, two of the top teams in MLS, scoreless in their last two outings and will look to keep the streak going on Saturday night. It will be a clash of potent attackers and stingy defenses, with both teams among the best in goals scored and shutouts this season, as the Loons try to climb up the table.

MNUFC Gets First Win at Allianz FieldMinnesota United got its first win at Allianz Field in its third game in the new stadium, claiming a 1-0 win against D.C. United thanks to some late-game theatrics. The visitors thought they had the opening goal in the 21st minute, but Video Review called the play back for a foul in the penalty area on D.C.’s Frederic Brillant. Minnesota began to take control of the game as the final whistle approached, using pace on the wings to torment the D.C. defenders. Minnesota found the lone goal of the game in the 82nd minute when Angelo Rodriguez touched a service from Romain Metanire past D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid. The Loons held on to the lead, stymieing a late charge from the visitors, and claiming its first home win of the year.

4-3-2 MLS Record (W-L-D) 5-1-3

W-D-L-D-W Form (Last 5 Games) W-W-L-D-D

14 Points 186th West MLS Position 3rd West9 Games Played 9

18 Goals Scored 18

15 Goals Against 12

13 Assists 18113 Shots 11535 SOG 43

102 Fouls Conceded 109

96 Fouls Suffered 11914 Offsides 14

51 Corner Kicks 62

4 PK Scored 14 PK Attempts 1

3 Clean sheets 3

Series History

MIN all-time W-L-D: 0 - 4 - 0 | 3 GF, 11 GA

MIN home W-L-D: 0 - 2 - 0 | 1 GF, 6 GA

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 2 - 0 | 2 GF, 5 GA

MLS stats only | 2019 MLS Season

Game OfficialsReferee: Tim Ford (Career MIN games: 0) 2019 MLS Stats: 14 YC / 1 RC / 3 Games ARs: Brian Dunn, Cory Richardson 4th: Guido Gonzales Jr VAR: Ricardo Salazar AVAR: Eric Weisbrod

Goals#13 Jordan Morris 4

#18 Kelvin Leerda, 3#9 Raul Ruidiaz 3

Assists#10 Nicolas Lodeiro 6#8 Victor Rodriguez 3#11 Brad Smith 3

Saves #24 Stefan Frei 36

MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC TEAM LEADERS

UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC | May 4, 2019 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | MLS Regular Season

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE MIN SEA

MANNONE

KALLMAN

RODRIGUEZ

QUINTERO

MILLER

FINLAY

ALONSO

OPARA

GREGUS

METANIRE

SCHULLER


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Date Score Result Location

8/5/2017 MIN 0 vs 4 SEA L TCF Bank Stadium8/20/2017 MIN 1 at 2 SEA L CenturyLink Field4/22/2018 MIN 1 at 3 SEA L CenturyLink Field8/4/2018 MIN 1 vs 2 SEA L TCF Bank Stadium

MIN SEA1 Three players tied GOALS Two players tied 3

1 Four players tied ASSISTS Nicolas Lodeiro 3

2 Two players tied SHOTS ON GOAL Two players tied 6

6 Two players tied FOULS Two players tied 5

N/A WINS Stefan Frei 4

4 Bobby Shuttleworth LOSSES N/A

N/A CLEAN SHEETS Stefan Frei 1

MIN SEA1 Three players tied GOALS Clint Dempsey* 2

1 Four players tied ASSISTS Cristian Roldan 2

4 Rasmus Schuller FOULS Alex Roldan 4

4 Bobby Shuttleworth SAVES Stefan Frei 4

4 Bobby Shuttleworth GOALS ALLOWED Stefan Frei 1

0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 ET TotalMIN 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3SEA 1 4 0 0 2 4 0 11

Osvaldo Alonso played for Sounders FC for 10 seasons. He made 277 regular season appearances and captained the team to win four U.S. Open Cups, the 2014 Supporters’ Shield and the 2016 MLS Cup.

Darwin Quintero and Raul Ruidiaz both joined MLS last season from Mexico’s first division, Liga MX. Peru international Ruidiaz signed as a Designated Player for Sounders FC from Morelia in June, while Quintero joined the Loons at the end of March as a DP from Club América.

MNUFC Assistant Coach Mark Watson played for Seattle during its USL days, donning the Sounders’ green in 1997.

Chad Marshall and Ethan Finlay were teammates on Columbus Crew SC in 2012 and 2013.

Saad Abdul-Salaam and Ike Opara played together on Sporting Kansas City from 2015 to 2017.

Team Type Player # of Games

MinnesotaUnited FC

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts Vito Mannone 2

SeattleSounders FC

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts None

*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.

Suspended: Leerdan (SEA) Suspended after next caution: Lodeiro (SEA)

DISCIPLINARY REPORT

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONSALL-TIME RESULTS AGAINST SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS

ALL-TIME SERIES SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

CURRENT TEAM STREAKS*

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL

* Player no longer with the club.

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• Vito Mannone has shut out opponents in the past two games. This is the first time MNUFC has not allowed a goal in consecutive games since joining MLS.

• If Mannone does not allow a goal in the first 11 minutes of Saturday’s game, he will claim the longest scoreless streak in the club’s MLS history. The record is currently 201 minutes, set by Bobby Shuttleworth from April 28 to May 9 in 2018.

• Romain Metanire provided his fourth assist of the season last week against D.C. and now leads the Loons in that category.

• Metanire’s assist was his first game-winner since joining MNUFC.

• Metanire made the MLS Team of the Week for Week 9. This was his second time being named to the Team of the Week this year, last being honored in Week 2.

• Angelo Rodriguez’s goal against D.C. was his first game-winner of 2019.

• Ethan Finlay scored his first goal for Minnesota against Seattle on August 20, 2017.

• Osvaldo Alonso will make his 300th MLS start the next time he is in the starting XI for the Loons. He has 275 starts in the regular season and 24 in the playoffs.

• Abu Danladi made his 50th MLS appearance last game against D.C.

• Minnesota and Seattle both have 18 goals on the year, tied for the fourth-most in MLS.

• Sounders FC will be without Kelvin Leerdam this game. He is serving one-game suspension after receiving a red card in the last game against LAFC.

• Cristian Roldan was also ejected from the LAFC game, but the decision was successfully appealed by Seattle and he is eligible to play Saturday.

• Seattle is 1-1-1 on the road this year.

• Minnesota has scored three or more goals four times, a league-best.

• Stefan Frei is tied for the most saves in the league with 36 through nine games.

• Frei and Mannone both have three clean sheets on the year.

• Nicolas Lodeiro has been fouled 35 times, the most in MLS this season.

• Lodeiro has also taken the most corner kicks, with 61 so far. The next-highest total is Portland’s Diego Valeri with 39.

• Abu Danladi and Darwin Quintero lead Minnesota with two shots on goal in the all-time series with Seattle. Will Bruin’s six shots on frame is the most for Seattle in the series.

PREVIOUS MEETING - 8/4/2018

1 21ST HALF

G: Quintero 19’

2ND HALF

78’ YC: Francis

YC: Ibarra 90’

90+1’ G: Lodeiro

90+2’ YC: Lodeiro

90+7’ G: Bruin

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OPPONENT FACTSGame Abbreviation: ............................................................................................SEAColors: ....................................... Rave Green, Sounder Blue and Cascade ShaleFounded:..................................................................................................................1974First MLS Season: .............................................................................................2009MLS Titles: ......................................................................................................1 (2016)City, State: ................................................................................Seattle, WashingtonStadium: ......................................................................................... CenturyLink FieldCapacity (Built): ............................................................................. 69,000 (2002)

MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NEWS AND NOTES

MNUFC Defender Romain Metanire Makes Team of the Week For his role in keeping two clean sheets at home last week, Romain Metanire was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 9. This is Metanire’s second time earning the honor this year, last making the Team of the Week in Week 2.

The Madagascar international was a major factor on both sides of the ball in the 0-0 draw with LA Galaxy and the 1-0 win over D.C. United at Allianz Field. He torched the visitors with blistering runs and precision passes down the flanks to create chances, while also frustrating attackers with tenacious defending. Over the course of the two games, he completed 76 passes, made three key tackles and intercepted three passes. He also provided the assist to the game-winning goal against D.C. He now leads the Loons with four assists on the year.

Head Coach Adrian Heath on the Challenge Presented by Seattle “I’ve got an enormous amount of respect for Brian Schmetzer and their staff. It’s a proper run football club, I think. It’s gonna be [Nico] Lodeiro. Is [Raul] Ruidiaz going to be back? Jordan Morris is an international player. They’ve got good players all around. Obviously it looks like they’ll miss a couple of players, which will be a benefit to us. But no doubt that this is a well-established club and they’ve got a deep squad of players. Whoever they put out is going to be highly motivated and we know it’s going to be tough.”

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone on the Last Two Clean Sheets“It’s a mix of everything, I think. We’re getting to know each other, of course, because game by game, you go out and you know more about each other out there. But getting to know Allianz Field, the crowd, the moments, how to deal with moments in the game and game time gives you the experience to be more united and do the right job. We’ve done it against tough opponents so from now on we set up the standards and we need to maintain them.”

Osvaldo Alonso on What He’s Expecting From His Former Team“Seattle is a great team, even though they’ve had a couple setbacks in their last few games, we have to think about ourselves, at home, coming out with everything and getting three points. Obviously, it’ll be tough in the sense that I’m playing against my former club, but the mentality of this team three points on the table for us to get and I think we’re ready to do it.”

Minnesota United Night at Target FieldThe Twins organization is proud to collaborate with the Minnesota United to celebrate our Minnesota sports fandom. MNUFC players Osvaldo Alonso, Miguel Ibarra, Angelo Rodriguez, Vito Mannone, Jan Gregus, Michael Boxall and Dayne St. Claire were all introduced pre-game on the field before Alonso through the honorary first pitch, including a special appearance by PK Loon. Later on in the evening, Mannone and Gregus met with fans at the Twins Digital Clubhouse and Alonso met Cuban Twins legend Tony Oliva.

MNUFC Players visit with Chambers of CommerceOn Wednesday, May 1 the Midway Chamber, Minneapolis Regional Chamber and Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce held the MNUFC Kickoff Reception at Allianz Field presented by Taylor Communications. Attendees were welcomed by MNUFC broadcasters, mingled with coaches and got autographs from Ethan Finlay, Brent Kallman, Chase Gasper and Hassani Dotson all while enjoying the view from the Stadium Club.

Unified Team TryoutsOn Thursday April 25th, Minnesota United and Special Olympic of Minnesota teamed up to hold tryouts at the National Sport Center for the official Minnesota United Unified soccer team. In effort by Major league soccer, ESPN and Special Olympics to promote the game of soccer, the Unified Team welcomes everyone, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender and disability. The Unified team also promotes the 2nd annual Soccer For All movement which fosters inclusivity no matter who you are. Roughly 30 adults ranging from ages 18-29 years arrived to try out for the team.

Once everyone settled into the indoor training field at National Sport Center (NSC) Sports Hall, there was a surprise waiting for the athletes. Minnesota United Analyst Kyndra de St. Aubin was on the field waiting for the athletes to join her on the field when they entered the Sports Hall at NSC. Players who will be selected for the official Unified team will get to sign their contract mid-May and will have the opportunity to represent Minnesota United in two games later this year, first in Colorado on June 8 and again at home in Allianz Field on August 14. Everyone was so excited for the opportunity to highlight their skills. The game is about uniting people from different background to have fun and play the beautiful game.

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TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GALos Angeles FC 10 7 1 2 23 26 8LA Galaxy 9 7 1 1 22 15 8Seattle Sounders FC 9 5 1 3 18 18 12FC Dallas 9 5 2 2 17 14 9Houston Dynamo 7 5 1 1 16 15 8Minnesota United 9 4 3 2 14 18 15Real Salt Lake 9 3 5 1 10 11 16Sporting Kansas City 8 2 2 4 10 19 15San Jose Earthquakes 9 2 5 2 8 12 19Portland Timbers 8 2 5 1 7 11 19Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9 1 5 3 6 7 12Colorado Rapids 9 0 7 2 2 12 24

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAPhiladelphia Union 10 5 3 2 17 15 10D.C. United 10 5 3 2 17 13 10Montreal Impact 10 5 3 2 17 12 14Toronto FC 7 4 2 1 13 19 13Columbus Crew SC 10 4 5 1 13 8 11Orlando City SC 9 3 3 3 12 13 14New York City FC 9 2 1 6 12 11 12Chicago Fire 9 2 4 3 9 12 13New York Red Bulls 8 2 4 2 8 9 9Atlanta United 7 2 3 2 8 6 8FC Cincinnati 10 2 6 2 8 8 16New England Revolution 10 2 6 2 8 10 19

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GALos Angeles FC 10 7 1 2 23 26 8LA Galaxy 9 7 1 1 22 15 8Seattle Sounders FC 9 5 1 3 18 18 12Philadelphia Union 10 5 3 2 17 15 10FC Dallas 9 5 2 2 17 14 9D.C. United 10 5 3 2 17 13 10Montreal Impact 10 5 3 2 17 12 14Houston Dynamo 7 5 1 1 16 15 8Minnesota United 9 4 3 2 14 18 15Toronto FC 7 4 2 1 13 19 13Columbus Crew SC 10 4 5 1 13 8 11Orlando City SC 9 3 3 3 12 13 14New York City FC 9 2 1 6 12 11 12Real Salt Lake 9 3 5 1 10 11 16Sporting Kansas City 8 2 2 4 10 19 15Chicago Fire 9 2 4 3 9 12 13New York Red Bulls 8 2 4 2 8 9 9Atlanta United 7 2 3 2 8 6 8FC Cincinnati 10 2 6 2 8 8 16San Jose Earthquakes 9 2 5 2 8 12 19New England Revolution 10 2 6 2 8 10 19Portland Timbers 8 2 5 1 7 11 19Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9 1 5 3 6 7 12Colorado Rapids 9 0 7 2 2 12 24

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MLS SUPPORTERS’ SHIELD STANDINGS

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THIS WEEK IN MLS LAST WEEK IN MLS

SATURDAY, MAY 4

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

FRIDAY, MAY 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

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1-1

2-0

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1-1 2-1

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HOUSTON DYNAMO

TORONTO FC

D.C. UNITED

NEW YORK RED BULLS

NEW YORK RED BULLS

NEW YORK CITY FC

PHILADELPHIA UNION

COLORADO RAPIDS

NEW YORK CITY FC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

PHILADELPHIA UNION

ATLANTA UNITED FC

ORLANDO CITY SC

FC DALLAS

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

HOUSTON DYNAMO

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC LA GALAXY

REAL SALT LAKE

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MONTREAL IMPACT

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

FC DALLAS

PORTLAND TIMBERS

COLUMBUS CREW SC

FC CINCINNATI

LA GALAXY

ORLANDO CITY FC

FC CINCINNATI

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

CHICAGO FIRE

MONTREAL IMPACT


D.C. UNITED

LA GALAXY


COLORADO RAPIDS

TORONTO FC


SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

FC CINCINNATI

COLUMBUS CREW SC

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB REAL SALT LAKE

PORTLAND TIMBERS

CHICAGO FIRE


D.C. UNITED

NEW YORK CITY FC

PHILADELPHIA UNION

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

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1-0SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MONTREAL IMPACT

ATLANTA UNITED FC

CHICAGO FIRE

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GOALS: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (11) MIN: Darwin Quintero (5)

ASSISTS: Two players tied (6) MIN: Romain Metanire (4)

SHOTS: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (57) MIN: Darwin Quintero, Angelo Rodriguez (21)

SOG: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (23) MIN: Darwin Quintero (8)

YELLOW CARDS: Anibal Godoy, San Jose Earthquakes (6) MIN: Three players tied (3)

RED CARDS: 28 players tied (1) MIN: Francisco Calvo, Jan Gregus (1)

SAVES: Two players tied (36) MIN: Vito Mannone (28)

CLEAN SHEETS: Two players tied (5) MIN: Vito Mannone (3)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Josef Martinez, Atlanta United FC

Defender of the Year: Aaron Long, New York Red Bulls

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Zack Steffen, Columbus Crew SC

Newcomer of the Year: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy

AT&T Rookie of the Year: Corey Baird, Real Salt Lake

Coach of the Year: Gerardo Martino, Atlanta United FC

Comeback Player of the Year: Gyasi Zardes, Columbus Crew SC

Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 24 teams from across the United States and Canada.

After a successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top-level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with 10 teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew (SC), D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

The league’s first game was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United in front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by Columbus Crew (SC), who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 20 teams play in soccer-specific venues.

The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 games during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and each team in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away games. The top seven teams in each conference at the end of the year qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Starting in 2019, the league has adopted a new single-elimination format for the entirety of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The top seven teams in each conference qualify for postseason, with the regular-season conference champions receiving a first-round bye. The second through seventh seeds will play the opening round games, with the highest seed hosting games throughout the tournament. The winners will move on to join the one-seed teams in the conference semifinals. The winner of each conference championship will move on the the MLS Cup Final. The team with the best regular season record will host the final.

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2019 2018 TOTALPlaying at home 1-0-2 10-6-1 18-12-7Playing on the road 3-3-0 1-14-2 7-29-4Playing on grass 3-2-2 1-11-2 6-21-6Playing on artificial turf 1-1-0 10-9-1 19-20-5Wearing primary kit 2-1-0 10-10-2 18-18-5Wearing secondary kit 2-1-2 1-9-1 7-21-6Wearing alternate kit 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0vs. Western Conference 2-1-1 5-15-3 12-28-9vs. Eastern Conference 2-2-1 6-5-0 13-13-2Scoring first 3-1-1 10-3-0 20-6-1Allowing first 1-2-0 1-17-3 5-35-8Scoring 0 goals 0-0-1 0-8-0 0-17-2Scoring 1 goal 1-1-0 1-7-2 4-14-4Scoring 2 goals 1-1-0 6-5-1 9-9-4Scoring 3+ goals 2-1-1 4-0-0 12-1-1Allowing 0 goals 2-0-1 2-0-0 8-0-2Allowing 1 goal 1-0-0 6-2-2 9-5-4Allowing 2 goals 1-1-0 2-6-1 7-11-4Allowing 3+ goals 0-2-1 1-12-0 1-25-1Scoring in the 1st half 2-2-1 7-4-1 16-11-3Scoreless 1st half 2-1-1 4-16-2 9-30-8Scoring in the 2nd half 4-2-0 8-9-2 20-17-6Scoreless 2nd half 0-1-2 3-11-1 5-24-5Leading at halftime 1-0-1 5-2-0 9-2-1Trailing at halftime 0-2-0 0-13-2 0-26-6Tied at halftime 3-1-1 6-5-1 15-13-4Leading after 60 minutes 2-0-1 8-2-0 17-2-1Trailing after 60 minutes 0-1-0 0-16-2 0-32-4Tied after 60 minutes 2-2-1 3-2-1 8-7-6Leading after 75 minutes 3-1-0 10-1-0 21-2-0Trailing after 75 minutes 0-2-0 0-18-2 1-35-3Tied after 75 minutes 1-0-2 1-1-1 3-4-8

MLS RECORD (W-L-D) WHEN...

2019 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019 SCHEDULE

MIN OPPShots 113 129Shots on Goal 35 43Accuracy 31% 33%Goals 18 15Fouls 102 96Offside 14 15Corners 51 47Yellow Cards 15 12Red Cards 2 0Saves 28 19Clean Sheets 3 1

DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION3/02 at Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 W BC Place3/09 at San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 W Avaya Stadium3/16 at LA Galaxy 2-3 L Dignity Health Sports Park3/30 at New England Revolution 1-2 L Gillette Stadium4/06 at New York Red Bulls 2-1 W Red Bull Arena4/13 New York City FC 3-3 D Allianz Field4/19 at Toronto FC 3-4 L BMO Field4/24 LA Galaxy 0-0 D Allianz Field4/28 D.C. United 1-0 W Allianz Field

TIME (CT)5/04 Seattle Sounders FC 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field5/11 at Chicago Fire 7:00 p.m. SeatGeek Stadium5/18 Columbus Crew SC 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field5/22 Hertha Berlin* 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field5/25 Houston Dynamo 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field5/29 at Atlanta United FC 6:00 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Stadium6/02 Philadelphia Union 3:00 p.m. Allianz Field6/08 at Colorado Rapids 8:00 p.m. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park6/25 at Forward Madison FC TBD Breese Stevens Field6/29 FC Cincinnati 3:00 p.m. Allianz Field7/03 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field7/06 at Montreal Impact 6:30 p.m. Stade Saputo7/13 FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field7/17 Aston Villa* 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field7/20 at Real Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. Rio Tinto Stadium7/27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/04 Portland Timbers 3:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/10 at FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. Toyota Field8/14 Colorado Rapids 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/17 Orlando City SC 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/22 at Sporting Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Children’s Mercy Park9/01 at Los Angeles Football Club 9:30 p.m. Banc of California Stadium9/11 at Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. BBVA Compass Stadium9/15 Real Salt Lake 4:30 p.m. Allianz Field9/22 at Portland Timbers 3:00 p.m. Providence Park9/25 Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field9/29 Los Angeles Football Club 6:00 p.m. Allianz Field10/06 at Seattle Sounders FC 3:00 p.m. CenturyLink Field

MINNESOTA UNITED SCORING FREQUENCY - MLS ONLY

Range 0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+/ET Total

2019For 1 4 3 0 4 5 2 0 18

Against 2 4 2 0 0 3 4 0 15

2018For 5 7 5 2 12 9 9 0 49

Against 10 10 11 0 13 10 9 8 71

TOTALFor 10 16 15 2 29 22 17 3 114

Against 26 20 22 3 26 21 23 14 154

^ U.S. Open Cup | * International Friendly

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2019 FIELD PLAYER STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPNo. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 MANNONE, Vito 9 9 810 43 28 15 1.67 1 1 4 3 2 3

33 SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

97 ST. CLAIR, Dayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS 43 28 15 1.67 1 1 4 3 2 3

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E6 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 9 9 810 1 1 4 2 15 24 0 0 3 015 D BOXALL, Michael 7 7 630 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 05 D CALVO, Francisco 7 7 629 1 0 11 5 12 2 0 0 3 1

99 F DANLADI, Abu 7 3 277 1 0 8 1 5 5 1 0 1 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 4 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 9 4 380 0 1 6 1 3 6 1 0 0 077 D GASPER, Chase 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M GREGUS, Jan 8 8 719 1 2 14 4 8 7 0 34 0 110 M IBARRA, Miguel 6 4 333 2 1 10 6 3 2 3 0 1 011 M Ibarra, ROMARIO 6 4 412 1 0 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 6 4 381 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 02 D MANLEY, Carter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M MARTIN, Collin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 D METANIRE, Romain 9 9 810 0 4 1 0 10 8 0 0 3 04 D MILLER, Eric 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 07 M MOLINO, Kevin 2 1 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 M OLUM, Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 D OMSBERG, Wyatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D OPARA, Ike 8 8 714 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 1 0

25 M/F Quintero, DARWIN JR 8 8 667 5 3 21 8 8 10 3 17 1 09 F Rodriguez, ANGELO 9 6 542 4 1 21 6 11 13 4 0 0 0

20 M SCHULLER, Rasmus 8 6 530 0 0 9 0 10 4 0 0 1 023 F TOYE, Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS 13 113 35 102 96 14 51 15 2 2

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKDarwin Quintero (M)Week 1, Week 2Francisco Calvo (D)Week 1*Romain Metanire (D)Week 2, Week 9Osvaldo Alonso (M)Week 2*Ike Opara (D)Week 6Vito Mannone (GK)Week 6*

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2019 INDIVIDUAL HONORS

* On bench

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+ - Free Kick * - Corner Kick ^ - Penalty Kick # - Throw In

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PENALTY KICKS

# Player Date Opponent Min1 Darwin Quintero March 2 Vancouver 37 ^2 Francisco Calvo March 2 Vancouver 663 Romario Ibarra March 2 Vancouver 704 Darwin Quintero March 9 San Jose 49 ^5 Miguel Ibarra March 9 San Jose 526 Own Goal March 9 San Jose 75 +7 Jan Gregus March 16 LA 758 Angelo Rodriguez March 16 LA 879 Darwin Quintero March 30 New England 26 ^10 Abu Danladi April 6 New York 3411 Romario Ibarra April 6 New York 5012 Osvaldo Alonso April 13 New York City 1313 Angelo Rodriguez April 13 New York City 2014 Own Goal April 13 New York City 3215 Darwin Quintero April 19 Toronto 1716 Angelo Rodriguez April 19 Toronto 5717 Darwin Quintero April 19 Toronto 70 ^18 Angelo Rodriguez April 28 D.C. 82

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGOAL INFORMATION

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MINNESOTA UNITED GOAL MAP - REGULAR SEASON

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Stat Year #

Goals 2018 49

Assists 2018 46

Yellow Cards 2018 72

Red Cards 2018 7

Points 2017 & 2018 36

Wins 2018 11

Losses 2018 20

Draws 2017 6

Shutouts 2017 5

Goals Allowed 2018 71

Stat #

Wins 25

Losses 43

Draws 12

Points 84

Goals 114

Assists 100

Shutouts 11

Yellow Cards 160

Red Cards 12

Goals Allowed 160

Consecutive Wins (Overall) 3 7/14/2018 - 7/22/2018

Consecutive Wins (Home) 4 7/4/2018 - 7/22/2018

Consecutive Wins (Away) 2 3/2/2019 - 3/9/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall) 3 9/15/2018 - 9/29/2018

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home) 4 7/4/2018 - 7/22/2018

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away) 2 3/2/2019 - 3/9/2019

Consecutive Losses (Overall) 4 3/24/2018 - 4/22/2018

Consecutive Losses (Home) 2 10/13/2018 - 10/21/2018

Consecutive Losses (Away) 8 3/24/2018 - 7/28/2018

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) 2 4/24/2019 - Present

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) 2 4/24/2019 - Present

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS

ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONSREGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS

ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (MLS ONLY) ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (ALL COMPETITIONS)

Game Season MNUFC Career3 GoalsDarwin Quintero, 7/4/18

14 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017

21 GoalsChristian Ramirez

2 Assists11 times

15 AssistsDarwin Quintero, 2018

18 AssistsDarwin Quintero

7 ShotsAngelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18

78 ShotsDarwin Quintero, 2018

99 ShotsDarwin Quintero

4 Shots on GoalThree times

34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017

47 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez

9 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,5/20/18

116 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

219 SavesBobby Shuttleworth

2955 MinutesJerome Thiesson, 2017

5398 MinutesFrancisco Calvo

10 WinsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

5 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

7 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth

33 AppearancesJerome Thiesson, 2017 Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 Miguel Ibarra, 2018

68 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra

33 Consecutive Apps.Jerome Thiesson, 2017 Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

36 Consecutive Apps.Jerome ThiessonIbson

Game Season MNUFC Career3 GoalsDarwin Quintero, 7/4/18

14 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017

21 GoalsChristian Ramirez

2 Assists11 times

14 AssistsDarwin Quintero, 2018

18 AssistsDarwin Quintero

7 ShotsAngelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18

77 ShotsDarwin Quintero, 2018

101 ShotsChristian Ramirez

4 Shots on GoalThree times

34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017

50 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez

9 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,5/20/18

116 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

223 SavesBobby Shuttleworth

2970 MinutesJerome Thiesson, 2017

5398 MinutesFrancisco Calvo

10 WinsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

5 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

8 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth

34 AppearancesJerome Thiesson, 2017 Miguel Ibarra, 2018

69 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra

34 Consecutive Apps.Jerome Thiesson, 2017

37 Consecutive Apps.Jerome ThiessonIbson

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) 1 3/9/2019

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Overall) 9 10/21/2018 - 4/19/2019

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Home) 7 7/4/2018 - 9/29/2018

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away) 10 9/12/2018 - Present

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall) 3 7/4/2017 - 7/22/2017

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home) 3 7/4/2017 - 7/22/2017

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away) 2 8/18/2018 - 8/25/2018

Largest Margin of Victory 4 Two Times vs. DC, LAFC

Largest Margin of Defeat 5 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

Most Goals Scored in a Game 5 7/22/2018 vs. LAFC

Most Goals Conceded in a Game 6 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

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Last home win 1-0 vs. D.C. United 4/28/2019Last home loss 1-3 vs. LA Galaxy 10/21/2018Last home draw 0-0 vs. LA Galaxy 4/24/2019

Last away win 2-1 @ New York Red Bulls 4/6/2019Last away loss 3-4 @ Toronto FC 4/19/2019Last away draw 0-0 vs. LA Galaxy 4/24/2019

Held scoreless 0-0 D vs. LA Galaxy 4/24/2019Scored 1 goal 1-0 W vs. D.C. United 4/28/2019Scored 2 goals 2-1 W @ New York Red Bulls 4/6/2019Scored 3+ goals 3-4 L @ Toronto FC 4/19/2019

Clean sheet 1-0 W vs. D.C. United 4/28/2019Allowed 1 goal 2-1 W @ New York Red Bulls 4/6/2019Allowed 2 goals 1-2 L @ New England Revolution 3/30/2019Allowed 3+ goals 3-4 L @ Toronto FC 4/19/2019

Scored hat trick Darwin Quintero, vs. TOR 7/4/2018Multi-goal game Darwin Quintero (2G), @ TOR 4/19/2019Multi-assist game Darwin Quintero (2A), @ VAN 3/2/2019Multi-point game Darwin Quintero (2G), @ TOR 4/19/2019Sent off Gregus/Calvo, @ TOR 4/19/2019Successful PK Darwin Quintero, @ TOR 4/19/2019Unsuccessful PK Kevin Molino, @ TOR 5/13/2017GK penalty save Bobby Shuttleworth, vs. FCD 9/23/2017M

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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL 3/12/2017Multi-goal game Pozuelo/Hamilton (2G), TOR 4/19/2019Multi-assist game Dockal, Rosenberry (2A), PHI 10/6/2018Multi-point game Pozuelo (2G/1A)/Hamilton (2G), TOR 4/19/2019Sent off Tommy Smith, COL 10/13/2018Successful PK Jonathan dos Santos, LA 3/16/2019Unsuccessful PK Mauro Diaz, FCD 9/23/2017GK penalty save Alex Bono, TOR 5/13/2017

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* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 4/29/2019.

First game 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First win 4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017

First home game 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First draw 2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

First goal Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home goal Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First assist Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First clean sheet Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado, Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017

First caution Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First ejection Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

MOST RECENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS MOST RECENT INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

MINNESOTA UNITED FIRSTS

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL HONORS

MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKKevin Molino (M)Week 31, 2017Darwin Quintero (M)Week 19, 2018

MLS SAVE OF THE WEEKBobby Shuttleworth (GK)Week 5, 2017

MLS ALL-STARFrancisco Calvo (D)2018Darwin Quintero (M)2018

HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEARMatt Lampson (GK)2018

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2019 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

5/11 @ Chicago 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 12018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Abu Danladi (2); CHI – David Accam, Elliot Collier (1)

ATLA

NTA


5/29 @ Atlanta 6:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 1 0 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 22018 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 2 0 4 9 2 0 2 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 3 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); ATL – Josef Martinez (3)

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6/8 @ Colorado 8:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 28/14 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 1 3 1 5 7 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 4 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Seven players tied (1)

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10/28 @ Columbus 3:30 p.m. 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 32019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); CLB –Gyasi Zardes (3)

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7/13 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 28/10 @ FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 1 3 0 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 4

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); FCD – Michael Barrios (2)

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4/28 @ Minnesota 1-0 W 2017 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 22019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); DC – Two players tied (1)

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5/25 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 49/11 @ Houston 7:30 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 5 1 2 2 5 8 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 7

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS

CINC

INNA

TTI 2019 Games: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA6/29 @ Minnesota 3:00 p.m. 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: MIN – None; CIN – None

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8/17 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 12019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Yoshimar Yotun (1)

RED

BU

LLS


4/06 @ New York 2-1 W 2017 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 32019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez, Abu Danladi (1); NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips (3)

PHIL

ADEL

PHIA 2019 Games: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA6/02 @ Philadelphia 3:00 p.m. 2017 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2018 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 52019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (1); PHI – Fafa Picault (2)


NYC

FC


4/13 @ Minnesota 3-3 D 2017 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 32018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 1 1 6 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (3); NYC – Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (2)

MO

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7/06 @ Montreal 6:30 p.m. 2017 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 22018 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); MTL – Patrice Bernier, Blerim Dzemaili (1)

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3/30 @ New England 1-2 L 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 52018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2All Time 3 1 2 0 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 3 8

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (2); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)

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3/16 @ LA 2-3 L 2017 2 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 34/24 @ Minnesota 0-0 D 2018 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 2

2019 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3All Time 6 0 4 2 6 13 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 0 2 1 4 8

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); Romain Alessandrini (4)

LAFC


9/01 @ LA 9:30 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 29/29 @ Minnesota 6:30 p.m. 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 2Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); LAFC – Three players tied (1)

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SEAT

TLE


5/04 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 210/06 @ Seattle 3:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 3

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 0 4 0 3 11 2 0 2 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 2 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay, Christian Ramirez, Darwin Quintero (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3)

SPO

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NG

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8/22 @ Kansas City 8:30 p.m. 2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 39/25 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 6

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 1 3 2 5 11 3 1 0 2 4 2 3 0 3 0 1 9

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Five players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)

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4/19 @ Toronto 3-4 L 2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 32018 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 4All Time 3 1 2 0 9 10 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 5 7

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (5); TOR – Jordan Hamilton (3)

VAN

CO

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R 2019 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

3/02 @ Vancouver 3-2 W 2017 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 37/27 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4

2019 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2All Time 5 2 2 1 8 11 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 2 0 4 9

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); VAN – Alphonso Davies (4)

POR

TLA

ND


8/04 @ Minnesota 3:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 59/22 @ Portland 3:00p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 2 0 9 12 2 2 0 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 8

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Romario Ibarra (2); POR – Diego Valeri (4)

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AKE 2019 Games: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA7/20 @ Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 19/15 @ Minnesota 4:30 p.m. 2018 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 1 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)

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JO

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3/09 @ San Jose 3-0 W 2017 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 37/03 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0All Time 5 1 4 0 8 10 2 0 2 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 7 6

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); SJ – Danny Hoesen (4)

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VAN 3/2 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Ibarra CM Quintero CF Romario

Score: MIN 3-2 VAN Attendance: 27,837 Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

SJ 3/9 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Ibarra CM Quintero CF Romario

Score: MIN 3-0 SJ Attendance: 16,411 Venue: Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California

LA 3/16 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Ibarra CM Quintero CF Romario

Score: MIN 2-3 LA Attendance: 21,177 Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

NE 3/30 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-2 NE Attendance: 10,657 Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

NY 4/6 GK Mannone LCB Boxall CB Opara RCB Kallman LB Calvo DM Alonso DM Gregus RB Metanire LW Danladi RW Finlay CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 2-1 NY Attendance: 15,706 Venue: Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

NYC 4/13 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Romario RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-3 NYC Attendance: 19,796 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

TOR 4/19 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Kallman CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-4 TOR Attendance: 22,651 Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

LA 4/24 GK Mannone LB Miller CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Schuller LM Molino RM Danladi CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 0-0 LA Attendance: 19,776 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

DC 4/28 GK Mannone LB Miller CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Danladi CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 DC Attendance: 19,620 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

2019 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONS

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown First Name Last Name

1 Vito Mannone GK 6’2” 170 Desio, Italy VEE-toh mah-KNOW-nay2 Carter Manley D 5’11 170 Elkridge, Maryland3 Ike Opara D 6’2” 180 Durham, North Carolina oh-PAR-uh

4 Eric Miller D 6’0” 175 Woodbury, Minnesota

5 Francisco Calvo D 5'11" 170 San Jose, Costa Rica KHAL-voh

6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5’11” 155 San Cristobal, Cuba8 Jan Gregus M 6’3” 170 Nitra, Slovakia YAHN GREY-goosh7 Kevin Molino M 5'8" 155 Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago moh-LEE-no

9 Angelo Rodriguez F 5’11” 176 Isla de San Andres, Colombia ahn-JEL-oh

10 Miguel Ibarra M 5'6" 145 Lancaster, California ee-BAHR-ah

11 Romario Ibarra M 5’9” 169 Atuntaqui, Ecuador row-MAHR-ee-oh ee-BAHR-ah12 Lawrence Olum M 6’2” 185 Nairobi, Kenya OH-luhm

13 Ethan Finlay M 5’9” 165 Marshfield, Wisconsin FIN-lay14 Brent Kallman D 6'2" 190 Woodbury, Minnesota CALL-man15 Michael Boxall D 6’2” 200 Auckland, New Zealand

17 Collin Martin M 5'11" 150 Chevy Chase, Maryland19 Romain Metanire D 5’10” 159 Metz, France row-MAHN meht-AH-neer

20 Rasmus Schuller M 5'10" 148 Espoo, Finland RAHS-mus SHOO-ler22 Wyatt Omsberg D 6’4” 180 Scarborough, Maine AHMS-berg23 Mason Toye F 6’3” 180 South Orange, New Jersey TOY

25 Darwin Quintero M/F 5’5” 142 Tumaco, Colombia kheen-TARE-oh31 Hassani Dotson M 5’11” 170 Federal Way, Washington

33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6'2" 205 Tonawanda, New York77 Chase Gasper D 6’0” 185 Alexandria, Virginia97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6’3” 165 Pickering, Ontario

99 Abu Danladi F 5'10" 170 Takoradi, Ghana ah-BOO dahn-LAH-dee

Position Name Yrs. w/ Club Hometown First Name Last NameHead Coach Adrian Heath 3 Newcastle-under-Lyme, EnglandAssistant Coach Ian Fuller 4 Ellensburg, Washington

Assistant Coach Mark Watson 3 Vancouver, British ColumbiaGoalkeeper Coach John Pascarella 2 Vineland, New Jersey

Head Athletic Trainer Stacey Hardin 3 Fairfield, California

Sporting Director Manny Lagos 9 Saint Paul, Minn. LAH-gohsDir. of Player Personnel Amos Magee 3 Saint Paul, Minn. AY-mos

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED TECHNICAL STAFF AND PRONUNCIATIONS

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

#5 FRANCISCO CALVO | DEFENDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 7/8/1992 Hometown: San Jose, Costa RicaPrevious Club: Saprissa Acquired: Signed 12/27/2016

At just 26 years old, Calvo has the potential to be a familiar name in Minnesota for years to come. Whether playing at left back or center back, the MNUFC captain does well to stretch the pitch and create imbalances in the attack. During the 2018 season, Calvo started 26 of 26 games played, but missed five games due to international duty with Costa Rica. Calvo also started and played a full 90 minutes for Costa Rica in their 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E opener against Serbia, a 1-0 defeat, and came off the bench in a 2-0 loss to Brazil.

#15 MICHAEL BOXALL | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 200 Birthdate: 8/18/1988 Hometown: Auckland, New ZealandPrevious Club: SuperSport United Acquired: Signed 7/12/2017

New Zealand international Boxall joined MNUFC on July 12, 2017 after representing his country at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In his first full season with MNUFC, Boxall started all 32 games of 2018 and scored his first goal with the club on Aug. 11 against LA Galaxy and his second – the winner – in a 3-2 result over Portland on Sept. 22.

#6 OSVALDO ALONSO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 11/11/1985 Hometown: San Cristobal, CubaPrevious Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Signed 1/10/2019

Cuban midfielder, Alonso joined MNUFC January 10, 2019 after spending ten seasons with the Seattle Sounders. A proven leader, MLS Cup Champion and four-time MLS All-Star, the “Honey Badger” brings a wealth of MLS experience and tenacity to the Loons’ midfield. In 2018, he started 21 games in 25 game appearances, and for the sixth time in his 10-year career, recorded three assists during the regular season.

#99 ABU DANLADI | FORWARDHeight: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 10/18/1995 Hometown: Takoradi, GhanaPrevious Club: UCLA Acquired: SuperDraft (#1 Pick) 1/13/2017

Danladi was selected No. 1 overall by MNUFC in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He had a superb debut season with the Loons, tallying eight goals — including four winners — and three assists in 27 games (15 starts) and finishing second in MLS Rookie of the Year voting. While he missed most of the 2018 season due to injury, Danladi played in 15 games, marking his first goal of 2018 at Vancouver on July 28 and his first assist against LA Galaxy August 11.

#31 HASSANI DOTSON | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Federal Way, WashingtonPrevious Club: Oregon State Acquired: SuperDraft (#31 Pick) 1/11/2018

Dotson was selected 31st overall in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. The midfielder played college soccer at Oregon State, where he was named to the USC Second Team All-Far West Region, the Second Team All Pacific 12 Conference and was a Pacific 12 Conference Academic Honorable Mention in his senior year. At 5-foot-11-inches and 170 lbs, Dotson has the potential to be a big presence in the defensive midfield position and provides the Loons depth at a position of need.

#13 ETHAN FINLAY | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 8/6/1990 Hometown: Marshfield, WisconsinPrevious Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade 8/9/2017

Duluth-native Finlay joined MNUFC on August 9, 2017 and debuted with the club on August 20 at SEA, scoring his first goal in a 2-1 defeat. Finley started seven games in 2018 and scored his first two goals of the season, March 10 at Orlando and his first assist March 17 against Chicago. He suffered an ACL injury in April and was out the remainder of the season.

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED

#77 CHASE GASPER | DEFENDERHeight: 6’0” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 1/25/1996 Hometown: Alexandria, VirginiaPrevious Club: Univeristy of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #15) 1/11/2019

Gasper was selected 15th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Maryland where he helped lead the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. The fullback began his college career at UCLA, where he was named to the Pacific 12 All-Freshman Second Team in 2014. Gasper has represented the United States at multiple levels, with nine appearances for the U21 team and 12 for the U18 team.

#8 JAN GREGUS | MIDFIELDERHeight: 6’3” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 1/29/1991 Hometown: Nitra, SlovakiaPrevious Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 12/20/2018

The Slovakia international joined MNUFC as the club’s third Designated Player. He began his professional career in Slovakia at his hometown club, FC Nitra, in 2009. Gregus spent the next seven years of his career playing for Banik Ostrava where he made 100 appearances, scoring four goals. In 2016, Gregus joined one of the biggest clubs in Europe, FC Copenhagen and appeared in the 2016 UEFA Champions League. Gregus debuted with the Slovakia national team on March 31, 2015 against Czech Republic. He has since been capped 22 times for the Slovakia senior team, scoring two goals.

#10 MIGUEL IBARRA | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’4” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 3/15/1990 Hometown: Lancaster, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Club Leon Acquired: Transfer 1/7/2017

Ibarra returned to Minnesota ahead of the 2017 season after a year and a half with Club Leon in Liga MX. During his earlier tenure with MNUFC (2012–15), he earned a pair of NASL Best XI appearances, a Golden Ball Award (MVP) and was the first U.S. lower-division player to be called up to the U.S. national team since 2005. In 2018, Ibarra started 31 of 33 games played and marked seven goals and eight assists. With his seventh assist versus Seattle, Ibarra set a career club record.

#11 ROMARIO IBARRA | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’9” Weight: 169 Birthdate: 9/24/1994 Hometown: Atuntaqui, EcuadorPrevious Club: CD Universidad Catolica Acquired: Transfer 7/9/2018

Ibarra joined MNUFC from Universidad Católica on July 9 after featuring for the top clubs in his native Ecuador for much of his young career. The Ecuadorian international made his MNUFC debut on July 22 against LAFC and scored his first goal on August 11 at LA. He finished the 2018 season with three goals across nine games. At the international level, he received his first call-up to the Ecuador national team in October 2017 for the final round of CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and now has three goals in four games after striking as a sub in a 2-0 friendly win vs. Guatemala on Sept. 11.

#14 BRENT KALLMAN | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 Hometown: Woodbury, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017

Kallman has spent his entire pro career with MNUFC after first joining the club in 2013. With his signing in January 2017, he became the first Minnesotan to join the Loons in MLS. He made 23 appearances (23 starts) during the inaugural season, contributing two goals and captaining the side on a number of occasions. In 2018, Kallman started 22 of 24 games played across 1,953 minutes.

#2 CARTER MANLEY | DEFENDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 4/29/1996 Hometown: Elkridge MarylandPrevious Club: Duke University Acquired: SuperDraft (#23 Pick) 1/19/2018

Manley was selected 23rd overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Duke University. He made his professional debut with the Loons on March 24 at NYRB and earned his first assist on April 14 at POR. Over his career as a three-year starter with the Blue Devils, he played in 58 matches — starting 52 times — adding a goal and 12 assists from his role as an attack-minded outside back.

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#17 COLLIN MARTIN | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/9/1994 Hometown: Chevy Chase, MarylandPrevious Club: D.C United Acquired: Trade 1/3/2017

A young, creative midfielder, Martin made seven starts (11 appearances) for the Loons during the 2017 campaign after joining the squad via a trade with D.C. United on January 3, 2017. In 2018, Martin started five of 12 games played with one assist on April 28 vs. HOU. He has represented the United States at U14, U15 and U17 levels and was the only high school junior to train with the U20 squad in January 2012.

#19 ROMAIN METANIRE | DEFENDERHeight: 5’10” Weight: 159 Birthdate: 3/28/1990 Hometown: Metz, FrancePrevious Club: Stade Reims Acquired: Signed 1/25/2019

Metanire joined MNUFC from Ligue 1’s Reims on January 25, 2019. The 28-year-old defender joined his previous club in 2017, helping them win Ligue 2 in 2017–18 and earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. During his time with Reims, Metanire played 5,071 minutes across 59 league games, earning five assists, and 210 minutes in two cup games. Metanire was called up to the Madagascar national team in 2018 and has made three appearances since, including his debut in a 2-2 draw with Senegal during 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying.

#7 KEVIN MOLINO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and TobagoPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017

Molino rejoined forces with Adrian Heath when he moved to MNUFC in a major intraleague trade in January 2017. He kicked off his 2018 campaign with two goals in the 3-2 loss at SJ on March 3, but unfortunately suffered a season-ending left ACL tear vs. ORL on March 10. Molino was a rising star at the youth international level and has been a mainstay in the Trinidad and Tobago lineup ever since. He has 19 goals in 43 appearances, including two hat tricks, both in Caribbean Cup qualifying.

#4 ERIC MILLER | DEFENDERHeight: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 1/15/1993 Hometown: Woodbury, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Traded from Colorado on 5/2/2018

Miller joined the Loons after a trade with Colorado Rapids on May 2, 2018 and re-signed with the club in February of 2019. The Woodbury native made his first MNUFC start on May 5 vs. Vancouver, started 13 of his 18 games played and provided his first MNUFC assist on July 22 vs. LAFC. On the international side, Miller played with the U18 and U20 U.S. national teams, taking part in the 2013 Toulon Tournament and the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey.

#1 VITO MANNONE | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 3/2/1988 Hometown: Desio, ItalyPrevious Club: Reading FC Acquired: Loan 2/10/2018

Mannone joined MNUFC from England’s Reading FC on February 10, 2019. The 30-year-old goalkeeper first joined the Royals in a transfer from Sunderland in 2017. During his two seasons with Reading FC, Mannone played 4,230 minutes across 47 games, earning eight clean sheets. Mannone began his professional career at 17 years old when he was signed by the Premier League’s Arsenal in 2006 and made his Arsenal debut the following year during the 2007–08 season.

#12 LAWRENCE OLUM | MIDFIELDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 7/10/1984 Hometown: Nairobi, KenyaPrevious Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Signed 3/15/2019

Olum is back in Minnesota. The midfielder started his professional career with Portland Timbers while they were still in the USL in 2007. He went on to play with the Minnesota Thunder, Austin Aztex and Orlando City, all at the USL level, before joining Sporting Kansas City in MLS in September of 2011. In Kansas City, Olum played 5,245 minutes over 86 games, making two postseason appearances. He was then traded to Portland Timbers FC ahead of the 2017 season. During his time in Portland, Olum started 40 of 52 games played, across 3,735 minutes.

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#25 DARWIN QUINTERO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’5” Weight: 142 Birthdate: 9/19/1987 Hometown: Tumaco, ColombiaPrevious Club: Club America Acquired: Signed 3/31/2018

Quintero joined MNUFC from Club América on March 31, 2018 as the first Designated Player in club history. He boasts speed and intelligence with the ball at his feet and flourished for nearly a decade in Liga MX. In 2018, Quintero scored a team-high 11 goals and added 15 assists in 27 games and was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 19 and an MLS All-Star. He made Team of the Week five times during the season and secured the club’s first hat trick in MLS on July 4 vs. Toronto FC

#33 BOBBY SHUTTLEWORTH | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 5/13/1987 Hometown: Tonawanda, New YorkPrevious Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade 2/15/2017

Shuttleworth was traded to MNUFC from New England Revolution on February 15, 2017. In 2018, Shuttleworth started all 25 games he played in, earning his first win of the season on April 28 vs HOU and his first clean sheet on May 5 vs VAN. He earned nine wins, with a total of 103 saves and 51 goals allowed across the 2018 season.

#20 RASMUS SCHULLER | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’10” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 6/18/1991 Hometown: Espoo, FinlandPrevious Club: BK Hacken Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

Schuller is an active member of the Finland national team and joined the Loons after playing in the top leagues of his home country and Sweden. The midfielder started 29 of 31 games and earned his first assist with Minnesota on March 3 at SJ. He finished the season with one goal and four assists. Schuller has made 30 appearances for Finland at the senior level since 2013. He featured with the U19 and U20 national teams as well.

#9 ANGELO RODRIGUEZ | FORWARDHeight: 5’11” Weight: 176 Birthdate: 4/4/1989 Hometown: Isla de San Andres, ColombiaPrevious Club: CD Tolima Acquired: Signed 7/10/2018

Rodriguez became Minnesota’s second-ever Designated Player when he signed with the club on July 10, 2018. He makes the jump to MLS following a successful, extensive stint in his home country with Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Independiente Medellín and Envigado among others and, most recently, Deportes Tolima. The Colombian international made his MNUFC debut on Aug. 4 vs. SEA and went on to start 10 of 11 games in 2018, scoring four goals and providing one assist.

#3 IKE OPARA | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North CarolinaPrevious Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Trade 1/28/2019

Opara joins the Loons after six seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The defender joined Kansas City in 2013. The 2017 MLS Defender of the Year made 31 starts in 2018, playing 2,773 minutes, contributing to 11 shutouts with three goals and two assists. Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup and at the U23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He then made his senior international debut in January 2018, anchoring the U.S. backline in a shutout effort against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

#22 WYATT OMSBERG | DEFENDERHeight: 6’4” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 9/21/1995 Hometown: Scarborough, MainePrevious Club: Dartmouth Acquired: SuperDraft (#15 Pick) 1/19/2018

Omsberg was selected 15th overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Dartmouth College, where he was a two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and three-time, first-team All-Ivy honoree. He made his pro debut as a starter in the 3-0 loss to NY on March 24. Omsberg was then loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks FC on a Loan Agreement, which contained a right of recall for MLS. He started four of seven games for the Loons in 2018.

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#23 MASON TOYE | FORWARDHeight: 6’3” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 10/16/1998 Hometown: South Orange, New JerseyPrevious Club: Indiana University Acquired: SuperDraft (#7 Pick) 1/19/2018

Toye was selected seventh overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Indiana University. The Generation adidas forward earned tremendous accolades during his freshman year with the Hoosiers, leading the Big Ten with 10 goals on the season (including five game-winners) and adding a pair of assists to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten accolades among others. He made his MLS debut in the 2-1 win over ORL on March 10, 2018, assisting Ethan Finlay’s winner. During the 2018 season, Toye played 17 games, starting two of them, recording one assist.

#97 DAYNE ST. CLAIR | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’3” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 5/9/1997 Hometown: Pickering, OntarioPrevious Club: University of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #7) 1/11/2018

St. Claire was selected 7th overall by MNUFC from Maryland, where he recently leading the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. He did not allow a goal in the final 500 minutes of the season and at Maryland worked with coach Sasho Cirovski, who is known for his work with current USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen. At 6-foot-3-inches and 165 lbs, St. Clair brings length to the position and is a modern keeper who wants to play with the ball at his feet and be a distributor. The native of Pickering, Ontario, was named to the USC Third Team All-North Region

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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED

MINNESOTA UNITED 2018 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 10/28/2018)

Year Signing Trade SuperDraft (Pick) Loan2016 Francisco Calvo (12/27)

2017

Miguel Ibarra (1/5)Brent Kallman (1/23)Rasmus Schuller (1/24)Michael Boxall (7/12)

Collin Martin (1/3)Kevin Molino (1/26)Bobby Shuttleworth (2/15)Ethan Finlay (8/9)

Abu Danladi (1st)

2018

Darwin Quintero (3/31)Romario Ibarra (7/9)Angelo Rodriguez (7/10)Jan Gregus (12/20)

Eric Miller (5/2) Mason Toye (7th)Wyatt Omsberg (15th)Carter Manley (23rd)

2019Osvaldo Alonso (1/10)Romain Metanire (1/25)Lawrence Olum (3/15)

Ike Opara (1/28) Dayne St. Clair (7th)Chase Gasper (15th)Hassani Dotson (31st)

Vito Mannone (2/10)

Players In

Jan Gregus Transfer from Copenhagen on 12/20

Osvaldo Alonso Signed on 1/10

Dayne St. Clair Drafted on 1/11

Chase Gasper Drafted on 1/11

Hassani Dotson Drafted on 1/11

Romain Metanire Transfer from Reims on 1/25

Ike Opara Traded from SKC on 1/28

Vito Mannone Loaned from Reading on 2/10

Ally Hamis Ng’Anzi Loaned from MFK Vyskov on 3/4

Lawrence Olum Signed on 3/15

Players Out

Harrison Heath Out of Contract

Johan Venegas Out of Contract

March Burch Option Declined

Ibson Option Declined

Matt Lampson Option Declined

Fernendo Bob Option Declined

Jerome Thiesson Option Declined

Collen Warner Option Declined

Bertrand Owundi Eko’o Option Declined

Frantz Pangop Option Declined

Alex Kapp Option Declined

Alexi Gomez Loan Ended

Maximiano Loan Ended

Sam Cronin Bought Out Contract on 3/1

Ally Hamis Ng’Anzi Loaned to Forward Madison on 3/4

Collin Martin Loaned to Hartford Athletic on 4/23

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MINNESOTA UNITED FC COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES

ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH

Heath was appointed Head Coach of MNUFC in November 2016. After a playing career of over 18 years in Europe, he spent 11 years coaching in England for clubs like Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008 to join USL expansion side Austin Aztex as Head Coach. The club spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City SC. In just four years under Heath, ORL won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups. The club joined MLS in 2015 and Heath’s influence helped build the team for a very successful inaugural season, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.

RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED

YEAR REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS OPEN CUP TOTAL

2017 10 - 18 - 6 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 - 19 - 6

2018 11 - 20 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 11 - 21 - 4

2019 4 - 3 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 3 - 2

TOTAL 25 - 41 - 11 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 1 25 - 43 - 12

IAN FULLER | ASSISTANT COACH

Fuller joined MNUFC in 2016, following a successful stint with ORL. He was a player-coach with Orlando, helping the team to multiple titles in USL during his five years with the Lions. Fuller is a Portland native and first met Heath when he joined Austin Aztex in 2010. He was promoted to player-assistant coach for the club’s USL journey and was tapped to join the coaching staff full time as an assistant coach when Orlando joined MLS.

MARK WATSON | ASSISTANT COACH

Watson, a former Canada national team defender and assistant coach, brings a wealth of MLS experience to MNUFC, having played for SEA, VAN and DC. Additionally, Watson managed SJ before joining ORL as an assistant under Heath in 2014. During his tenure with the Quakes, Watson helped guide the team to a playoff berth in 2010 and its second Supporters’ Shield in 2012. Watson was named interim head coach in June 2013 and closed the season with the best record in MLS at 11-5-3. In addition to his MLS experience, Watson previously served as assistant coach with the Canada men’s national U20 and senior teams, as well as several years as an assistant with the USL PRO Charleston Battery.

JOHN PASCARELLA | GOALKEEPING COACH

Pascarella arrives in Minnesota from Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League (PDL), where he served as manager since January 2017. Prior to his time in the PDL, Pascarella spent eight seasons with SKC. Starting as a goalkeeper and fitness coach from 2009–2011, he then transitioned to become an assistant coach during an incredibly successful time in the franchise’s history; he helped guide SKC to a club-record six-straight playoff appearances, including the 2013 MLS Cup Final and the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles.

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